The area involved is a span between 50 and 100 miles out along the East and West Coasts. These areas are not areas where geological evidence would suggest a significant amount of oil is likely available. Waters within 50 miles of the coast should be off-limits. ***The area involved for California is the Tranquillon Ridge Area, off the coast of Lompoc (near Santa Barbara). Slant drilling would occur off of Platform Irene,there. It would have exchanged that for ending production off Irene by 2022 &amp; off Point Arguello by 2017. (Pass around map w/ California’s OCS area.)

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Why the Issue is Resurfacing <ul><li>In July 2008, President Bush lifted a presidential moratorium on drilling for oil and natural gas on the Outer Continental Shelf </li></ul><ul><li>When Obama took office, this was the Federal Landscape </li></ul><ul><li>Plains Exploration Production (PXP), an independent company, issued Project Proposal for drilling of the Calif. Coast to California State Lands Commission (5/2009) </li></ul>

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BUT…Alternative forms of Energy Exist <ul><li>Wind </li></ul><ul><li>Solar </li></ul><ul><li>Wave / Ocean </li></ul><ul><li>Geothermal </li></ul><ul><li>Biomass </li></ul>Wind energy is … &quot;cheaper than any other new electric generation except natural gas.[which] emits one pound of greenhouse gases for every kilowatt-hour of electricity it generates.&quot;

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Why is Alternate Energy better? <ul><li>In CA, clean energy created jobs at a rate of 7.7% from 1998 – 2007. </li></ul><ul><li>California’s passage of AB32 – The Global Warming Solutions Act created an agenda for booming clean energy industry. </li></ul><ul><li>Pres. Barack Obama has stated he wants the U.S. to derive 25% of its power from renewables by 2025 …So, why would CA go against this by this PXP action? </li></ul>

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Conclusion: Prevent More Spillage Disasters <ul><li>It’s not just the birds…Call to Action </li></ul>